Aerospace Manufacturing Production Planning Manager

Aerospace Manufacturing Production Planning Manager

We’re looking for a hands-on Planning Manager to lead day-to-day production planning, material coordination, and scheduling so our Master Production Schedule (MPS) becomes real, executable work—every day.

You’ll report to the Director of Planning and translate the monthly SIOP plan into accurate work orders, disciplined ERP data, and reliable material availability across manufacturing and repair value streams.  In addition, you will oversee a multi-shift team of Production Planners and Water Spiders.

Job Duties:


* Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of planners, and water spiders across all operating shifts.


* Production Planning & Scheduling: Translate the SIOP consensus plan and MPS into weekly and daily production schedules.


* Material Requirements & Flow Execution: Oversee MRP execution to ensure component availability for both manufacturing and repair operations.


* SIOP Support & Cross Functional Integration: Support the Director of Planning in preparation of SIOP inputs including supply plans, constraints, inventory outlook, and risk mitigation.


* Capacity & Constraint Management: Analyze work center load, labor capacity, and tooling availability to support short and midterm planning.


* ERP Planning & Data Governance: Maintain and govern planning parameters—lead times, order policies, lot sizes, planning horizons, safety stocks, and more.


* Inventory & Material Management Support: Work with the Logistics Manager to align stocking strategies, cycle count execution, POU inventory levels, and AS9100 compliance.


* KPIs & Daily Management: Track and report planning KPIs as well as lead daily Tier meetings to drive transparency, accountability, and execution.

Qualifications:

 


* Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.


* 4+ years of production or material planning experience; aerospace or regulated industry preferred.


* Strong understanding of MPS/MRP logic and ERP planning tools.


* Excellent Excel and analytical capability; Power BI a plus.


* Familiarity with AS9100 and configuration-controlled environments.


* APICS CPIM or CSCP preferred (or willingness to obtain).